Sen. George Latimer looks at the big picture

Sep. 28, 2012

As a registered Republican, I am ashamed by the excess press releases and the amount of money being spent by Bob Cohen in his effort to win the election in the 37th Senate District for the state of New York.

It’s easy to take snippets out of context in published documents and change the true overall meaning of its text. What’s difficult is actually knowing the truth.

George Latimer has always been the good neighbor, supporting schools and the community. He has always stood by his convictions, while understanding the issues.

As for the New York state 2 percent tax cap issue, it is clear the governor wanted the tax cap with no mandate relief tied to it. It was also clear that Albany said “mandate relief” would follow.

We all know what happened. Albany got their 2 percent tax cap, but what happened to the mandate relief? We still don’t have it. Even the passage of the Tier 6 employee pension reform only affects “new” employees and will have no major effect on the expense structure of municipalities and school districts for many years to come. George Latimer was correct in his “no” vote for the 2 percent tax cap; George was also correct in walking out in protest of the Tier 6 vote. Albany was again forcing late-night decisions.

We need George Latimer as our state senator. He looks at the big picture and takes a stand to better support us as individuals, school districts and our community.